July 17th Wednesday.

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Miguel Senior finishing his jobs at Posada.
To Palma at 8. Gelat & Madora & Francisco to a doctor about his impetigo. Frau Thelen had done 16 out of 39 pp [pages]. Told Short about boat. Bought L amethyst & diamond ring, square cut, 225 pes. [pesetas] at Pomar. Also old handsome, red & white & black[RG]skirt for americano2 25pts, morey3 chair 404, Louis Philippe grey green silk dress with brown patterns & lace, originally 500, for 170 pes [pesetas]. Also at Casas bottle electric-light5 for Posada 10 , slender-legged[RG] morey table for Posada entrada6 50, & two low black-leather, octagonal nailed, old almond-wood chairs for Posada chimney-corner to go with the mulberry & orange-wood table there25 each.[RG] Also in market bowls & basins, & at Cartuja7 glasses & tumblers.
The three Englishmen at Alhambra:[RG] "I heard Miss Kelly making some pretty severe remarks about you this morning." "What, me?" "Yes, she said you tried to rape her last night." "O much exaggerated, & anyhow she made it quite clear weeks ago there was nothing doing." ... "You can never tell with a nursing sister how far you can go." Lunch in Parisien with Gelat Madora Francisquito, Schw, Str.
Laura wrote to Constables about Epilogue final printing instructions. On way back near Valldemossa [sic: Valldemosa] the engine heated, had to return. (This was when we got the Casas things.) Walk in Macarena8 quarter: dirty courts, healthy ×××× [illegible], women with sewing machines, gipsies.
Honor & Mary to supper.
Letter from A.L., most amicable & pacific, apologising. Letter from Michael Roberts about James Reeves & anthology to which we wrote an immediate answer about withdrawing if J.R. not included etc. Posted it at 2.30 A.M.

Editorial Notes

1? eds.
2"americana": jacket. KG
3mulberry. KG
4pesetas. The correct abbreviation is "pts." according to KG. RG indicates this currency in various ways, and sometimes not at all. eds.
5lamp. KG
6entrance hall. WG
7china shop. KG
8a bar in the red-light district. KG